Leederville is a suburb within the
City of Vincent
The City of Vincent is a local government area of Western Australia. It covers an area of approximately in metropolitan Perth, the capital of Western Australia, and lies about 3 km from the Perth CBD. The City of Vincent maintains 139&nb ...
in the
Perth metropolitan region
The Perth metropolitan region or the Perth metropolitan area is the administrative area and geographical extent of the Western Australian capital city of Perth and its conurbation.
It generally includes the coastal strip from Two Rocks in the ...
of
Western Australia
Western Australia (WA) is the westernmost state of Australia. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east, and South Australia to the south-east. Western Aust ...
.
It is home to
Aranmore Catholic College, the
School of Isolated and Distance Education
The School of Isolated and Distance Education (SIDE) is the main centre for Kindergarten to Year 12 distance education and online learning within the Western Australia
Western Australia (WA) is the westernmost state of Australia. It is boun ...
, North Metropolitan TAFE,
Trinity Theological College, and St Mary's Church. The suburb was named after
William Henry Leeder
William Henry Leeder was an early settler in the Swan River Colony, Western Australia. He was granted a parcel of land that now includes the suburb of Leederville, which was named after him.
Leeder arrived in the Swan River Colony in 1830. He wa ...
, the original grantee of land that encompassed the area.
Notable residents
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Syd Negus
Sydney Ambrose Negus (12 March 1912 – 1 August 1986) was an Australian politician who was an independent senator for Western Australia from 1971 until 1974. He was previously a carpenter and building contractor.
Negus was elected largely on ...
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Shane Paltridge
Sir Shane Dunne Paltridge KBE (11 January 1910 – 21 January 1966) was an Australian politician. He was a member of the Liberal Party and served in the Menzies Government as Minister for Shipping and Transport (1955–1960), Civil Aviation ( ...
See also
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Electoral district of Leederville
The Electoral district of Leederville was a Western Australian Legislative Assembly, Legislative Assembly Electoral districts of Western Australia, electorate in the states and territories of Australia, state of Western Australia. The district w ...
References
External links
Leederville Masterplan
Suburbs of Perth, Western Australia
Suburbs in the City of Vincent
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